Improvement w corn-harvesters



A- HUM BERGER.

Corn Harvster,

Patented A-prl 27, 1858.

UNITED STATES t PATENT OFFICE.

A. HUMBERGER, OF SOMERSET, OHIO.

IMPROVEM ENT lN CORN-HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 20,067, dated April'27, 18555.

To all whom it may concern: l

Beit known that I, ADAM HUMBERGER, of Somerset, iu the county of Terryand State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Indian-(JornHarvester; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of mymachine. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Figs. 3 and et aredetached parts of my machine. My invention consists of a corn-carrierpro` vided with pulleys and frictionrollers for tightening a rope inbinding the corn, and having an arrangement for interlocking the pulleyswith the traveling wheels at pleasure.

In Fig. 1, A is the frame ofthe corn-carrier, which is so constructed asto tilt upon the axle. B, Figs. l and 2, shows the traveling wheels,which should have a broad tread. This car-A rier is intended to follow acorn-cutter, to which it is attached by means ot' the link I. The bedot' the carrier extends forward of the trame A, as shown at K, Fig. 2.The pulleys U, Fig. 2, not only revolve on the axle, but they arecapable of being moved toward and from the wheels B. Usually the wheelsB rel volveindependentlyof the pulleysO; but when these pulleys arepressed toward the 'Wheels they interlock with the latter, so that bothwheels and pulleys must rotate or rest together. This interlocking isproduced by means of notches d, Fig. 3, upon the end of the hub D ofthewheels B, and corresponding notches, @,Fig. 4, in the pulleys C. In thebottom view, Fig. 2, the pulleys are shown free from the wheels.

the axle L. The rods e connect the lever E to small plates of iron t',which lock into grooves in the pulleys O. These plates have semicircularbearings, so as to allow the pulley to re volve.t'reely. The forward endof the lever E is held in place by a catch, F. Now, by liberating thisend ot' the lever from the catch F, and swinging the lever round, asshown in red lines, Fig. 2, the rods e are made Io thrust the pulleys Ooutward so as to interlock the wheels and pulleys.

The rope s is attached to the pulleys C, and may be wound up or unwoundby turning the pulleys. This rope passes over friction-rollers x at therear of the carrier-trame, and is seen in Fig. l thrown over the top ot'the frame A. When a bundle or shock of corn upon the carrier is to bebound the stalks are compressed by this rope s, which is wound up by thepulleys O. Then the bund is secured around the bundle. The corn isunloaded by tilting the carrier.

Having thus fully describel my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is.- -The above-described corn carrier and shocker, providedwith pulleys O, interlocking at pleasure with wheels B,in connectionwith the rope s, said pulleys being operated by lever E and rods e forbinding and shocking corn, the whole heilig constructed, arranged, andoperated substantially as set forth.

ADAM IIUMBE RGER.

In presence of J. W. SHIRLEY, B. S. SHIRLEY.

